Morning Mirror

“For an American woman who steps into the role of first lady, the body must be denied. It can’t be too exposed. Too strong. Too overtly sexual. Beauty is acceptable — even expected. But that most intimate expression of self — sex appeal, sexuality — is off limits. It goes unmentioned. Where it might have been obvious, or at least visible prior to her new role, it tends to evaporate within the bounds of life as first lady.” — WaPo‘s Robin Givhan in a provocative story about Mexico’s first lady Angelica Rivera, who appeared in a sexy pose on the cover of Marie Claire as well as in inside photographs. Givhan compares and contrasts the spread to the body of an American first lady. Read here.